Sunday, September 13, 2009

St. Anthonys

LAST WEEK WE HEADED UP TO ST. ANTHONYS SAND DUNES IN IDAHO TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE WEATHER COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE PERFECT.THE SAND WAS A LITTLE CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOONS BUT THE MORNINGS AND EVENINGS WERE GREAT.THERE WAS A BRIEF RAINSTORM THAT CAME THROUGH ON ONE OF THE DAYS THAT WE ALL HAD TO TAKE COVER. IT ONLY RAINED FOR 5-10 MINUTES ...JUST ENOUGH TO COOL EVERYTHING OFF. LATER THAT DAY WE FOUND OURSELVES IN CODY AND PYPERS TRAILER PLAYING PHASE 10. WE LAUGHED SO MUCH AND HAD A FUN TIME LISTENING TO EVERYONES FAR-FETCHED STORIES OF PAST DUNE TRIPS. ARIAH ENTERTAINED US WITH HER FUNNY FACES AND HER ADDICTION TO JEFFS HAIRY CHEST AND LEGS. SHE WAS JUST FASCINATED!!! GOOD TIMES! NEEDLESS TO SAY MY CUTE HUSBAND HAD A COUPLE TO MANY AND DID SOME POSING FOR ME BY THE RHINO. DOES HE LOOK LIKE POTENTIAL MODEL OR WHAT!??NOTICE THE EYE CONTACT WITH THE CAMERA....YA HE IS WORKING IT!I AM NOT SURE IF HE IS POSING HERE OR REALLY JUST TRYING TO HOLD ONTO THE RHINO SO HE DOESNT FALL OVER :)
WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED GETTING TO HOT FOR US WE WOULD LOAD UP IN THE RANGERS AND RHINOS AND HEAD OFF TO THE RIVER.EVERYONE WOULD PRETTY MUCH USE THIS AS A TIME TO WASH HAIR AND COOL OFF. THE WATER WAS SOOOO COLD THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE LITTLE ONES THAT ACTUALLY GOT IN.HERES THE BOYS GOOFING OFF!LEXIE AND SIENNA WERE JUST A SHIVERING! BUT THEY MANAGED TO STAY IN AND WASH THEIR HAIR.AT LEAST WE DIDNT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A SHOWER THAT NIGHT.
HERE IS A SMALL GROUP OF OURS WASHING THEIR HAIR!
ZACH FINALLY GOT TO RIDE HIS NEW BIKE A CR250! HE WOULD TAKE OFF WITH TYLER, CODY, MARISSA , AND KELSIE FOR HOURS! I CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH HE HAS GROWN IN THE LAST YEAR. I REALLY THOUGHT THIS BIKE WAS GOING TO BE TOO BIG FOR HIM AND HE DID GREAT ON IT.YEP, THIS IS MY LITTLE BOY!!!! HE IS SUCH A NATURAL ON MOTOCYCLES. HE PRETTY MUCH WORE HIMSELF OUT RIDING OVER THE WEEKEND. WHAT A HANDSOME KID!!
WE WERE PRETTY LUCKY NO ONE GOT HURT OVER THE WEEKEND. ZACH WENT FOR A RIDE WITH ALL THE GUYS IN CAMP. THEY WERE ON THERE WAY OUT TO DEVILS WHEN THE CHAIN ON MY BIKE BROKE BY CHOKE CHERRY. YEP ON MY BIKE! OF COURSE. JEFF RODE BACK TO CAMP AND WE GRABBED THE RHINO AND ENDED UP PULLING ZACH BACK. THAT WAS A LITTLE IFFY BUT OTHER THAN THAT NOTHING MAJOR. I WAS THANKFUL THE THAT PIT STOP OVER BY EAGANS LAKE HAD A MASTERLINK TO FIX THE CHAIN ON MY BIKE.
ZACH AND ALL THE OTHER OLDER KIDS WOULD TAKE THE RHINO AND RANGERS OUT FOR HOURS AS WELL. WE ARE SO IMPRESSED WITH THE RHINO. IT NEVER LETS US DOWN. WHERE EVER WE NEEDED TO GO THE RHINO WOULD GET US THERE. WE DID DO A NIGHT RIDE OVER TO THUNDER ON SUNDAY. WHAT A TRAIN WE HADE 1 RHINO, 1 T-REX, 4 RANGERS AND MANY BIKES AND QUADS. OF COURSE I FORGOT THE CAMERA! YOU ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY I HAVENT MENTIONED LEXIE. SHE WAS UP THERE BUT SHE WAS NEVER WITH US. LEXIE WOULD GET UP AND EAT BREAKFAST AND THEN SHE WAS OFF PLAYING, GOING FOR RANGER RIDES, AND HANGING OUT WITH OTHERS. WE WOULD SEE HER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT FOR DINNER AND THEN AGAIN WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR BED. SO I HAVE NO PICTURES OF HER AND I REALLY DONT KNOW EVERYTHING SHE DID. I CAN TELL YOU SHE HAD A BLAST!!! I WOULD SEE HER WAVING TO ME FROM A BACKSEAT OF A RANGER FROM TIME TO TIME. AS LONG AS SHE WAS HAVING FUN! THE DAYS WENT BY SO FAST THAT ON MONDAY I REALLY DIDNT WANT TO COME HOME. WHAT A GREAT TRIP!

3 comments:

Pyper said...

How fun!! You got some really great pictures of the trip! I looked through my camera and the only pictures i took were at the canal?!

The trip was alot of fun! It was great hanging with you guys :)

KW said...

So much fun. Wish we could have come :( Zach looks so big on his bike! Crazy.

Alaina said...

Loved the post. I was wondering why you didn't mention the world famous temper tantrum of Mr. Jeff. I am still imagining it and it makes me giggle. So fun. Love you guys.